US 2017/0210505 A1Published application

Rigid box for smoking articles and respective production method

AssigneeG.D Societa' Per Azioni

InventorsAlver Tacchi, Stefano Negrini

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Abstract

Rigid box for smoking articles having a parallelepiped shape and provided with: a first panel which defines a top wall; a second panel which is hinged to the first panel, folded 90° with respect to the first panel and defines a first lateral wall; a third panel which is hinged to the second panel, folded 90° with respect to the second panel and defines a bottom wall; a fourth panel which is hinged to the third panel, folded 90° with respect to the third panel and defines a second lateral wall opposite the first lateral wall; a fifth panel which is hinged to the fourth panel, is folded 90° with respect to the fourth panel and rests on and is glued to an inner surface of the first panel; a sixth panel which is hinged to the fifth panel, is folded 90° with respect to the fifth panel and divides the inner volume of the rigid box in two adjacent chambers; and a seventh panel which is hinged to the sixth panel, is folded 90° with respect to the sixth panel and rests on and is glued to an inner surface of the third panel.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A rigid box (1) for smoking articles;

the rigid box (1) being parallelepiped-shaped and comprises:
a first panel (4) which defines a top wall;
a second panel (5) which is hinged to the first panel (4), is folded 90° with respect to the first panel (4) and defines a first lateral wall;
a third panel (6) which is hinged to the second panel (5), is folded 90° with respect to the second panel (5), is parallel to and faces the first panel (4), and defines a bottom wall;
a fourth panel (7) which is hinged to the third panel (6), is folded 90° with respect to the third panel (6), is parallel to and faces the second panel (5), and defines a second lateral wall opposite the first lateral wall;
a fifth panel (8) which is hinged to the fourth panel (7), is folded 90° with respect to the fourth panel (7) and rests on and is glued to an inner surface of the first panel (4);
a sixth panel (9) which is hinged to the fifth panel (8), is folded 90° with respect to the fifth panel (8), is parallel to the second panel (5) and to the fourth panel (7) and divides the inner volume of the rigid box (1) in two adjacent chambers (10, 11);
and
a seventh panel (12) which is hinged to the sixth panel (9), is folded 90° with respect to the sixth panel (9) and rests on and is glued to an inner surface of the third panel (6);
and
an eighth panel (13) is provided, which is hinged to the first panel (4) from the opposite side of the second panel (5) and constitutes a pivoting lid which may cover the first panel (4) itself;
and
wherein between the eighth panel (13) and the first panel (4) glue (21) is interposed which allows to separate the eighth panel (13) from the first panel (4) at the opening of the rigid box (1).

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A method for producing a rigid box (1) for smoking articles;

the rigid box (1) being parallelepiped-shaped and being produced by folding a blank (22) comprising:
a first panel (4) which defines a top wall;
a second panel (5) which is hinged to the first panel (4) and defines a first lateral wall;
a third panel (6) which is hinged to the second panel (5) and defines a bottom wall;
a fourth panel (7) which is hinged to the third panel (6) and defines a second lateral wall opposite the first lateral wall;
a fifth panel (8) which is hinged to the fourth panel (7);
a sixth panel (9) which is hinged to the fifth panel (8) and is designed to divide the inner volume of the rigid box (1) in two adjacent chambers (10, 11);
a seventh panel (12) which is hinged to the sixth panel (9);
and
an eighth panel (13), which is hinged to the first panel (4) from the opposite side of the second panel (5) and constitutes a pivoting lid which may cover the first panel (4) itself;
the method comprises the steps of:
placing the third panel (6) on a parallelepiped-shaped folding spindle (24) having the same size as a first chamber (10);
superimposing and gluing the eighth panel (13) onto the first panel (4) before placing the third panel (6) on the folding spindle (24);
folding the fourth panel (7) 90° with respect to the third panel (6) and onto the folding spindle (24);
folding the fifth panel (8) 90° with respect to the fourth panel (7) and onto the folding spindle (24);
folding the sixth panel (9) 90° with respect to the fifth panel (8) and onto the folding spindle (24) and simultaneously folding the seventh panel (12) 90° with respect to the sixth panel (9) and onto an inner surface the third panel (6);
folding the second panel (5) 90° with respect to the third panel (6);
and
folding the first panel (4) 90° with respect to the second panel (5) and onto an outer surface of the fifth panel (8).

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/328,923Filed 31 Jul 2015
Priority: IT BO2014A00043331 Jul 2014
Published: 27 Jul 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

A24F 15/00
Receptacles or boxes specially adapted for cigars, cigarettes, simulated smoking devices or
B65B 19/26
Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking…:…
B65B 43/10
Forming three-dimensional [3D] containers from sheet material: by folding the material
B65D 5/0227
By folding or erecting a single blank to form a tubular body with or without subsequent folding operations, or the addition of separate…